Description: VOLUME 3The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799-1820 (Series 1) From Philadelphia to New Orleans (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Series)by Benjamin Henry Latrobe Published by Yale University Press, 1980. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket, light shelf & edgewear to dj, archival tape repairs. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, 4to, index 351 pages, illustrated endpapers. Architects, United States, biography, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Social life & customs, Washington D.C.. Benjamin Henry Latrobe was best known as the architect of the United States Capitol. His career as surveyor, architect, engineer took him to many places in the US, and in close contact with Thomas Jefferson. Also known for designing the Richmond Penitentiary, the Bank of Pennsylvania and the Baltimore Cathedral, as well as the historical study and annotation of the Susquehanna River Survey Map. Latrobe played a major role in the creation of the American technological community, publishing many scientific papers, technical reports, newspaper and journal articles and essays. Latrobe moved from Richmond to Philadelphia in late 1798 to execute his first great commission, the Bank of Pennsylvania. He sporadically wrote in the journals printed in this volume while in such cities as Philadelphia, New Castle, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., where he served as architect of the U.S. Capitol. He kept journals more regularly while in New Orleans during the last year of his life - he died in 1820. In addition to recording daily events, Latrobe made observations on a wide variety of topics, from the origins of yellow fever to slavery and black music in New Orleans. His pen-and-ink drawings and watercolors compliment the text.Loc: GL1-4StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackUS CAPITOL ARCHITECT HENRY LATROBE JOURNALS ART BIOGRAPHY HISTORY ARCHITECTURE VOLUME 3The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799-1820 (Series 1) From Philadelphia to New Orleans (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Series)by Benjamin Henry Latrobe Published by Yale University Press, 1980. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket, light shelf & edgewear to dj, archival tape repairs. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, 4to, index 351 pages, illustrated endpapers. Architects, United States, biography, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Social life & customs, Washington D.C.. Benjamin Henry Latrobe was best known as the architect of the United States Capitol. His career as surveyor, architect, engineer took him to many places in the US, and in close contact with Thomas Jefferson. Also known for designing the Richmond Penitentiary, the Bank of Pennsylvania and the Baltimore Cathedral, as well as the historical study and annotation of the Susquehanna River Survey Map. Latrobe played a major role in the creation of the American technological community, publishing many scientific papers, technical reports, newspaper and journal articles and essays. Latrobe moved from Richmond to Philadelphia in late 1798 to execute his first great commission, the Bank of Pennsylvania. He sporadically wrote in the journals printed in this volume while in such cities as Philadelphia, New Castle, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., where he served as architect of the U.S. Capitol. He kept journals more regularly while in New Orleans during the last year of his life - he died in 1820. In addition to recording daily events, Latrobe made observations on a wide variety of topics, from the origins of yellow fever to slavery and black music in New Orleans. His pen-and-ink drawings and watercolors compliment the text.Loc: GL1-4
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Book Title: Vol 3 of The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799-1820
Genre: Antiquarian & Collectible, Art & Culture, Biographies & True Stories, Engineering & Technology, Historical, History, Imagery, Politics & Society, Nonfiction
Book Series: The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Series
Original Language: English
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Edition: First Edition
Signed: No
Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults
Vintage: Yes
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Era: 1980s
Number of Pages: 388 Pages
Publication Name: Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799-1820 (Series 1) : Volume 3 1-3, from Philadelphia to New Orleans
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Subject: General
Publication Year: 1981
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 59.9 Oz
Item Length: 1.1 in
Author: Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography
Item Width: 0.9 in
Series: The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Ser.
Format: Hardcover
